CommuteCast: No Weather Troubles Today

By
Ian Livingston

Questions for tomorrow remain

The DC area spent the day in the calm between "storms" and enjoyed plentiful sunshine as temperatures rose a little more than expected -- even into the upper 40s in the city. As evening sets in, temperatures will fall off their highs back into the 30s and fair skies will continue. There will be no weather-related travel troubles this evening.

Tonight: Clear skies and light winds will lead to another seasonably cold evening throughout the area. Low temperatures will range between the mid and upper 20s in the city and will be closer to 20 in the normally chillier suburbs. Before sunrise, clouds will be on the increase as a weak storm system heads toward the area from the northwest.

Tomorrow: Does it snow or does it miss? Many questions about tomorrow remain to be answered. The decent bet is that many will see some snow even if it is likely to be light and non-accumulating. There is still an outside shot that a coastal storm will form close enough to the area to bring us a period of steadier snow late in the day. Though precipitation chances will be greatest in the afternoon, expect cloudiness to dominate throughout and temperatures to be a little cooler than today, with highs in the mid to upper 30s and increasing winds by late afternoon or evening.

See the Snow Lover's Crystal Ball for tomorrow's accumulation prospects and Dan's forecast for the weekend and early next week. The Capital Weather Gang will continue to monitor tomorrow's snow chances so check back frequently for the latest word.

El Bombo, Sterling's discussion came out prior to the 18z NAM which still has the storm forming offshore, but less precipitation over the area compared to previous runs. 18z GFS is about to come out, it had trended towards the NAM at 12z, so it will be interesting to see where it goes from here.

strangldangel - it's beginning to get hard for me not to turn bitter with this weather lately. My mom absolutely DREADS snow and threatens to take my computer away from me if it does snow because "I egged it on". LMAO